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10th grade Percent composition of a compound worksheet

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Percent composition of a compound

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  1. Water (H₂O) has 2 H atoms at 1.01 g/mol each, and its molar mass is 18.02 g/mol. What percent of its mass is hydrogen, to 0.1%, Ari?

  2. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) has 2 O atoms at 16 g/mol each, and its molar mass is 44.01 g/mol. What percent of its mass is oxygen, to 0.1%, Bo?

  3. Baking soda (NaHCO₃) has 3 O atoms at 16 g/mol each, and its molar mass is 84.01 g/mol. What percent of its mass is oxygen, to 0.1%, Kira?

  4. The percent bar for carbon dioxide (CO₂) shows carbon at 27.3%. What share is oxygen, Luz?

    • 27.3%
    • 66.7%
    • 72.7%
  5. Table salt's percent bar shows sodium at 39.3%. What share is chlorine, Milo?

    • 39.3%
    • 60.7%
    • 50%
  6. Water is 11.2% hydrogen by mass. What does that mean, Noah?

    • Large samples alone are 11.2% hydrogen
    • 11.2 out of each 100 atoms in water are hydrogen atoms
    • Each 100 g of water holds 11.2 g of hydrogen
  7. In water, hydrogen is 2 of the 3 atoms. Why is it just 11.2% of the mass, Ren?

    • Each H atom is far lighter than the O atom
    • Because hydrogen is lost when water is weighed
    • Because 2 of 3 atoms works out to 11.2%
  8. Which setup gives the percent hydrogen in water, Tala?

    • (1.01 g ÷ 18.02 g) × 100
    • (2.02 g ÷ 18.02 g) × 100
    • (18.02 g ÷ 2.02 g) × 100
  9. Which setup gives the percent carbon in carbon dioxide, Zee?

    • (12.01 g ÷ 32.00 g) × 100
    • (44.01 g ÷ 12.01 g) × 100
    • (12.01 g ÷ 44.01 g) × 100
  10. Which setup gives the percent oxygen in baking soda (NaHCO₃), Esme?

    • (48.00 g ÷ 84.01 g) × 100
    • (84.01 g ÷ 48.00 g) × 100
    • (16.00 g ÷ 84.01 g) × 100
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Find the percent composition of a compound. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can find the percent by mass of an element: its grams in 1 mol ÷ molar mass × 100 (water is 11.2% H, 88.8% O).
  • I can find the grams of an element in a sample from its percent, and a percent from lab masses.
  • I can explain that percent is by mass, not by atom count, and stays the same for any amount of a pure compound.

Standard: none (TX)

Words to know

percent composition: The share of a compound's mass that each element makes up

percent by mass: Grams of an element in each 100 g of the compound

percent bar: A bar split into each element's share of the mass

pure compound: One substance with a fixed formula, like H₂O

Common mistakes

Your child used one atom's mass. Multiply by the subscript: water has two H atoms, so 2 × 1.01 = 2.02 g.

Your child divided the wrong way. Percent = element mass ÷ whole mass × 100, so it is always under 100%.

Your child used the other element's share. Read which element the question asks about.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with percent composition of a compound?

Your child used one atom's mass. Multiply by the subscript: water has two H atoms, so 2 × 1.01 = 2.02 g.

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